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Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Sally Sara on ABC RN which covered tobacco, US pharmaceuticals and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, mental health, and aged care.

Australians with Cushing’s syndrome, retinal vein occlusion and psoriatic arthritis, leukaemia, and women needing contraception and menopause support will have access to new and expanded cheaper medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from 1 March 2025.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on 4BC with Peter Fegan about the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), cheaper medicines and the election.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on ABC Radio Darwin with Adam Steer which covered cheaper medicines and adding dental to Medicare.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on ABC News Breakfast with Bridget Brennan which covered cheaper medicines and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Hamish MacDonald on ABC Radio Sydney which covered cheaper medicines, and adding dental to Medicare.

Read the transcript from Minister Butler's interview with Peter Stefanovic on Sky News which covered cheaper medicines and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

The Australian Government is making cheaper medicines even cheaper – with a script to cost Australians no more than $25 under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on the manufacturing of onshore IV fluids.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview on onshore IV fluid manufacturing; tobacco.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Tom Elliott on more bulk billing for all Australians with biggest investment in Medicare history; cheaper medicines; crackdown on illegal vapes; private health insurance.

The Australian Government is listing Retevmo® (selpercatinib) on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for the first time to treat advanced or metastatic rearranged during transfection (RET) fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Consultation for a pharmacy programs agreement will soon commence.

Listing of breast cancer drug Lynparza on the PBS, cheaper medicines, more bulk billing and Urgent Care Clinics.

On 1 January, for the first time in more than 25 years, the maximum amount people pay for PBS medicines didn't rise with inflation for all Australians, as consumers saved $1.1 billion from cheaper medicines.

The Australian Government is ensuring medicines stay cheaper and on pharmacy shelves across Australia, through a new $4.2 billion agreement with the National Pharmaceutical Services Association over five years.

The Australian Government has ensured thousands of Australians living with severe eczema will continue to have access to affordable treatments.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference which covered PBS treatment for severe eczema, nuclear power and paracetamol changes.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference on severe eczema treatment being secured on the PBS; paracetamol changes.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Charlie McKillop on Cairns Medicare Urgent Care Clinic; tripling of the bulk billing incentive; GP Incentive Fund; Enhertu PBS listing; COUCH Cancer Wellness Centre.

The Australian Government is making medicines cheaper for over a hundred thousand Australians living with type 2 diabetes mellitus and with high risk of heart disease through expanded treatment options under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

Read the transcript from Minister Butler's press conference which covered the decision to make diabetes medicine cheaper for hundreds of thousands of Australians.